Gilead Sciences · 5 months ago
Sr Manager, Pharma Commercial Data Management
United States - California - Foster City
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$169K/yr - $219K/yr
6+ years expGilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative cancer immunotherapies. They are seeking a strategic and execution-focused Sr Manager, Data Management to lead the development and operations of scalable, analytics-ready data products, ensuring high-quality data assets that inform decision-making across the organization.
BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareManufacturingPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Understand business use cases and translate them into clear, actionable functional requirements for data models
Collaborate with Intelligence Product Owners and Analytics teams to document business rules and ensure alignment with analytical needs
Lead the design and evolution of scalable data architecture across insights and analytics products
Define and maintain logical and physical data models that support reusability, performance, and governance
Collaborate closely with Gilead IT to execute new build projects and enhancements
Oversee and guide DevOps teams to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of data solutions
Align technical design with business requirements and ensure architectural consistency
Ensure operational excellence in data ingestion, transformation, and delivery processes
Build and maintain robust, scalable, and automated data pipelines across internal and external sources
Manage HCP (Healthcare Professional) and Account MDM systems to ensure accurate, complete, and unified customer profiles
Ensure MDM processes and outputs align with Kite’s business requirements and downstream analytics needs
Ensure data products are clean, timely, and analytics-ready through rigorous stewardship practices
Drive data quality monitoring, alerting, and remediation processes
Manage vendor SLAs and ensure adherence to data quality standards
Oversee governance practices including metadata management, access control, and data lineage
Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA)
Create clear specifications and Functional Impact Assessments (FIAs) for onboarding new data sources
Establish, monitor, and enforce SLAs with external vendors to ensure timely and accurate data delivery
Lead onboarding of new data sources, stabilize them to a steady state, and manage ongoing cadence with data partners
Advance the vision of enabling self-service for commercial business functions by increasing access to trusted data and insights
Mature the Pace Data Lab roadmap by integrating new data sources and expanding capabilities
Leverage AI tools to simplify on-demand access to insights and empower business users
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in Data Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field and 6 years of related experience OR
Bachelor's degree in Data Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field and 8 years of related experience
Preferred
8+ years of experience in data management, data modeling and operations preferably in a life sciences company
5+ years working with pharmaceutical data
Experience in Data Governance - MDM, Data Stewardship, data quality management
Experience building and operating Data warehouse/Datalake on cloud
Hands-on experience with modern data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, AWS/GCP/Azure). Knowledge of AWS, Databricks, Tableau is highly preferred
Proven experience leading cross-functional data initiatives and managing teams or vendor partners
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into business value
Excellent ability to build partnerships and work collaboratively
Ability to present data and initiatives to a diverse set of audiences
Benefits
Discretionary annual bonus
Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role)
Paid time off
Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
Company
Gilead Sciences
Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes therapies for critical diseases.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.41BKey Investors
Abingworth
2024-11-13Post Ipo Debt· $3.5M
2024-02-29Post Ipo Equity· $210M
2023-09-07Post Ipo Debt· $2B
Leadership Team
Keeley Wettan
Senior Vice President, Legal
Patrick Loerch
Senior Vice President, Clinical Data Science
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